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Murders dropped nearly 15% last year, FBI data shows
The FBI statistics released Tuesday show murder and nonnegligent manslaughter in the U.S. in 2024 fell nearly 15% from a year earlier, continuing a decline that's been seen since a coronavirus pandemic-era crime spike.
Published on: August 05, 2025 | Source:
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US speaker Mike Johnson visits Ariel settlement as violence against Palestinians soars
US speaker Mike Johnson visits Ariel settlement as violence against Palestinians soars Submitted by MEE staff on Tue, 08/05/2025 - 17:44 Republican House speaker's visit comes during unprecedented levels of Israeli settler violence in the West Bank, plus war on Gaza US speaker of the House Mike Johnson speaks with the press on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on 23 July 2025 (Jim Watson/AFP) Off Republican House speaker...
Published on: August 05, 2025 | Source:Libraries in SA and Victoria among top 10 most beautiful in the world
Adelaide's premier library has been recognised by the 1000 Libraries Awards as second most beautiful in the world, while Victoria has snagged seventh spot.
Published on: August 05, 2025 | Source:Africa: Leveraging the Power of Diaspora in the Future of African Development
[allAfrica] Washington, DC -- Every four years, a new U.S. administration brings with it a reshuffling of global priorities. Africa is often included in that process but rarely centered. While high-level visits, peace deals, and trade agreements may signal renewed attention, sustained engagement is frequently undermined by shifts in leadership, budgets, and institutional agendas.
Published on: August 05, 2025 | Source:What we know about Trump’s Fed chair candidates so far
President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he's whittled down his list of potential Federal Reserve chair candidates to four as he considers a successor to Jerome Powell โ a choice that could reset the path of the U.S. economy.
Published on: August 05, 2025 | Source:Russia takes Australia to High Court over cancelled lease
Australia passed a law in 2023 cancelling Russia's lease for a planned embassy near Parliament House, but Russia is now disputing that in the High Court.
Published on: August 05, 2025 | Source:Tourists from Malawi and Zambia are first to face $15,000 visa bonds in US
Critics have denounced the bond scheme as a 'legalised shakedown' that profits from vulnerable, lawful travellers.
Published on: August 05, 2025 | Source:Copper Mines Close in on Western Apache Sacred Site, and the Forest Protected to Mitigate The Damage
MAMMOTH, Ariz.โOn the banks of the San Pedro River lies one of the American Southwestโs few remaining old-growth mesquite bosquesโa streamside forest in more than 3,000 acres of riparian ecosystem that is one of Arizonaโs last intact landscapes. Known as the 7B Ranch, the mesquite forest is vital to the areaโs biodiversity. It is the [โฆ]
Published on: August 05, 2025 | Source:Trump says new semiconductor tariff plan coming as soon as next week
Trump's announcement on CNBC's "Squawk Box" came on the heels of him unveiling new tariff rates on numerous countries, with some facing steep hikes.
Published on: August 05, 2025 | Source:Israeli forces kill more than 80 people across Gaza as starvation worsens
Among the Palestinians killed are dozens of aid seekers and eight who lost their lives due to hunger and malnutrition.
Published on: August 05, 2025 | Source:President of Egypt accuses Israel of โsystematic genocideโ
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi has accused Israel of carrying out a โsystematic genocideโ in Gaza.
Published on: August 05, 2025 | Source:UN official calls potential Israeli takeover of Gaza 'deeply alarming'
UN official calls potential Israeli takeover of Gaza 'deeply alarming' The United Nations on Tuesday called reports about a possible decision to expand Israel's military operations throughout theGazaStrip "deeply alarming" if true. UN assistant secretary general Miroslav Jenca told a Security Council meeting on the situation inGazathat such a move "would risk catastrophic consequences... and could further endanger the...
Published on: August 05, 2025 | Source:Ghislaine Maxwell doesn’t want Epstein grand jury transcripts released
Maxwell hasn't seen the material herself, her attorneys said โ the grand jury process is conducted behind closed doors. But she opposes unsealing what her lawyers described as potentially โhearsay-ladenโ transcripts of grand jury testimony, which was given in secret and without her lawyers there to challenge it.
Published on: August 05, 2025 | Source:Thousands of games have been censored from major platforms, with LGBTQIA+ creators caught in the crossfire
Payment processing companies have ceded to pressure from an โanti-pornโ group, causing Steam and itch.io to ban tens of thousands of games almost overnight.
Published on: August 05, 2025 | Source:Francis Baconโs Essays explore the darker side of human nature. 400 years on, they still instruct and unnerve
First published in 1625, the British philosopherโs collected essays mix poetic aphorisms with prescient reflections on โfalse newsโ and โcunning menโ.
Published on: August 05, 2025 | Source:The digital economy could turbocharge our productivity, but we need to get the settings right
In a new report, the Productivity Commission recommends building on our existing laws to regulate AI, before adding new ones.
Published on: August 05, 2025 | Source:Could we one day get vaccinated against the gastro bug norovirus? Hereโs where scientists are at
It would be handy to be able to be get a shot to protect against this nasty gastro bug. For the most vulnerable, it can be deadly.
Published on: August 05, 2025 | Source:Queensland teachers are striking. Itโs not just about money โ they are asking for a profession worth staying in
On Wednesday, Queenslandโs public school teachers will walk off the job in their first statewide strike in 16 years.
Published on: August 05, 2025 | Source:Worldโs biggest coral survey confirms sharp decline in Great Barrier Reef after heatwave
The latest report from Australiaโs tropical marine research agency shows hard corals on the Great Barrier Reef have been hit hard by an extreme marine heatwave.
Published on: August 05, 2025 | Source:When a tribal society formed 50 years ago, few dared dream of this day
Bundjalung Tribal Society celebrates a new vision for the future โ 50 years in the making โ as work starts on a cultural centre in the NSW Northern Rivers.
Published on: August 05, 2025 | Source:80 Years After the Bomb, How Much Longer Will Our Luck Last?
โTrue peaceโฆ can never be built on the threat of mass destruction.โ
Published on: August 05, 2025 | Source:China-EU Relations in China-US Strategic Competition
Insights from Reuben Wong.
Published on: August 05, 2025 | Source:Rwanda says it has agreed to take up to 250 migrants from the US
A condition of the agreement is that Rwanda will "approve each individual proposed for resettlement".
Published on: August 05, 2025 | Source:Trump claims JPMorgan and BofA turned away his business
US president escalates rightwing claim that banks deny service to conservatives for political reasons
Published on: August 05, 2025 | Source:Plastics: The New and Final Colonizer
From its origins to its everyday impacts, the lifecycle of plastic mirrors the logic and values of colonization, including the priority of profit.
Published on: August 05, 2025 | Source:Major flooding in Hong Kong as highest weather warning issued
Record-breaking rains flooded parts of Hong Kong, as the city recorded its highest August rainfall since 1884.
Published on: August 05, 2025 | Source:Ukraine's Zelenskyy talks to Trump on sanctions, drone deal
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he had a "productive" call with Donald Trump, covering sanctions and a major drone deal. Meanwhile, Russian attacks on Ukraine killed six. DW has more.
Published on: August 05, 2025 | Source:Tennessee executes Byron Black despite concerns about his defibrillator
Black's US lawyers raised concerns that his heart implant could shock him back to life, leading to undue suffering.
Published on: August 05, 2025 | Source:Mass Kidnapping at Haitian Orphanage Deepens National Crisis
Armed gunmen stormed the Saint-Hรฉlรจne orphanage on Sunday, abducting eight individuals, including Irish missionary Gena Heraty and a 3-year-old child, in a chilling escalation of gang violence that has paralyzed communities near Port-au-Prince. The attack, which involved assailants breaching the orphanage wall before seizing hostages, is believed to be the work of Viv Ansanm, a [โฆ]
Published on: August 05, 2025 | Source:Morocco Delivers Third Humanitarian Convoy to Gaza as Global Aid Efforts Intensify
The Kingdom of Morocco has successfully delivered its third humanitarian aid convoy to the besieged Gaza Strip, reinforcing its commitment to the Palestinian cause amid a deepening humanitarian emergency. The shipment, ordered directly by King Mohammed VI, Chairman of the Al-Quds Committee, crossed through the Kerem Shalom border crossing and included essential medical supplies, life-saving [โฆ]
Published on: August 05, 2025 | Source:Hong Kongโs Pivot to the Global South
The city is being repositioned to serve Chinaโs Global South agenda, gradually moving away from its conventional role connecting China and the West.
Published on: August 05, 2025 | Source:Pakistan: Hundreds of Imran Khan supporters arrested
Thousands defied a protest ban in several Pakistani cities and clashed with police, as they called for the release of jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan.
Published on: August 05, 2025 | Source:Commissionโs Ribera blasts Israelโs potential full Gaza takeover
The EU's second-most powerful politician has sharply criticized Israel's reported plan to expand the ongoing military campaign in Gaza.
Published on: August 05, 2025 | Source:Portugal experiencing new heatwave with temperatures likely to reach 41ยบC
The northern regions of mainland Portugal are once again under a red heat alert. From 10 August, temperatures may rise again in the country.
Published on: August 05, 2025 | Source:Ethiopia Issues First-Ever Death Sentences for Human Trafficking in Landmark Ruling
In a historic move, Ethiopia has sentenced five individuals to death for human trafficking, marking the countryโs first capital punishment ruling for this crime. The group was convicted for operating along the perilous โeastern routeโ, a migration corridor used by thousands of migrants from the Horn of Africa seeking work in the Gulf States via [โฆ]
Published on: August 05, 2025 | Source: